![]() ![]() States - also bear this name, I am most familiar with Amherst, Nova Scotia which is the shire town and largest population centre in Cumberland County.Ħa LOAF - double definition "don't work" & "bread"ġ0a BL|ADDER - BL (head and tail of Bul L) + ADDER (snake) Main floor of a theater, opera house, etc., under the balcony in Britain, the parterre is the pit in a theatre ġa BUSHMASTER* - anagram (loose) of AMHERST BUSīushmaster is the common name for a member of the genus Lachesis - a genus of venomous pit vipers found in remote forested areas of Central and South America.Ī number of other communities - ranging from Australia to the United The entire main-floor space for spectators Collins English Dictionary defines parquet as the US term for the stalls of a theatreĪlso called the parquet circle, is the rear section of seats on the the parquet is the front part of the main floor of a theater, opera house,Įtc., between the musicians' area and the parterre or, especially in the U.S.,.In the plural, stalls is variously defined as the seats on the ground floor in a theatre ( Oxford Dictionaries Online), the seats on the ground floor of a theatre or cinema ( Chambers 21st Century Dictionary), or the area of seats on the ground floor of a theatre or cinema nearest to the stage or screen ( Collins English Dictionary). The American Heritage Dictionary says that a stall is a seat in the front part of a theater, the Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary has it as a chairlike seat in a theater, especially one in the front section of the parquet, and Collins English Dictionary defines it as a seat in a theatre or cinema that resembles a chair, usually fixed to the floor. While the dictionaries can't get together on the precise definition of a stall, they do at least agree that the term is British. For those, like myself, who may be somewhat challenged by theatre terminology in general - not to mention British variations, here is a bit of a primer: In her review, crypticsue points out that the word "installed" in the clue is "referring to the fact that a theatrical production might be viewed from the stalls". Besides the result being somewhat nonsensical, the hyphen should have been a dead give-away - but, of course, it doesn't appear in the grid. Sank into the ocean "in a single day and night of misfortune".ġ3a One's installed to observe production After a failed attempt to invade Athens, Atlantis In academia, the Atlantis story is seen as one of the many myths Plato incorporated into his work for stylistic reasons, in this case to represent his conceptualized ideal state. According to Oxford Dictionaries Online, Atlantis Pillars of Hercules" that conquered many parts of Western Europe andĪfrica around 9600 BC. Is a legendary island first mentioned by Plato about 360 BC.Īccording to Plato, Atlantis was a naval power lying "in front of the In fact, in North America, I am sure one would be more likely to see the latter rather than the former. However, happy can have the same meaning. I presume that the rationale for the use of merry as an anagram indicator comes from it being an adjective meaning slightly and good-humouredly drunk ⇒ after the third beer he began to feel quite merry. Deep Threat feels that happy is " perhaps less good as an anagram indicator". ![]() Two variants of this clue appeared in the UK - this version in the printed edition of The Daily Telegraph and a slightly different version in the online edition of the puzzle in which "happy" was replaced by "merry".
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